Checkerboard Floor Optical Illusion

Above is an inspired variation on adelson s original by a digital artist who goes by butisit at deviantart.

Checkerboard floor optical illusion.

The checkerboard design which comprises 400 custom cut porcelain tiles creates an optical illusion that works from the perspective of the front door. The optical illusion is that the area labeled a appears to be a darker color than the area labeled b. However within the context of the two dimensional image they are of identical brightness i e they would be printed with identical mixtures of ink or displayed on a screen with pixels of identical colour. Adelson s 1995 checkerboard illusion or checkershadow illusion remains one of the best lessons on how deceptive our perceptions can be and it affords a great opportunity for phenomenological experimentation which i promote with a slideshow below.

An artist made a colorful floor installations inspired by the optical illusions glasgow based artist jim lambie can transform any space into a visual delight with his geometric tape designs. Description the image depicts a checkerboard with light and dark squares partly shadowed by another object. This illusory effect is called simultaneous lightness contrast slc and it has a high level explanation and a low level one. Good morning this floor is flat.

Http bit ly opticalillusionchecker yt click here for free printable. Installed at the entrance of one of casa ceramica s manchester showrooms the optical illusion serves a dual purpose. The optical illusion is that the area labeled a appears to be a darker color than the area labeled b. Using everyday vinyl tape he creates angles and lines of contrasting colors that suggest movement and optical illusions.

You know it s an illusion and you just know those squares are straight their borderlines all parallel and perpendicular but. Click here for supplies. I know it looks like something off. The image depicts a checkerboard with light and dark squares partly shadowed by another object.

Today s internet optical illusion is this wobbly floor.